Let’s get something straight… We need to cut down on some of the vitriol I saw on a couple of threads yesterday. Come on guys… We can do better… Let’s do better. Ultimately we all share one goal with this team. We want another one of those shiny gold statues with all the little flags. I want to thank our excellent moderation team for keeping our threads from...
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Like it or not, the New York Mets are stuck with Edwin Diaz. They are not going to sell low on Diaz after sacrificing their top prospect Jarred Kelenic to get him. (I know, I know, it was a brutal trade that is going to haunt us for years to come.) Diaz is not an awful closer — and I use the word closer loosely — but we were expecting the guy who saved 57 games for the Mariners in...
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After a one-year pandemic prompted hiatus, the Arizona Fall League will be back in action on Wednesday with all six teams playing their first game of the season. Eight Mets prospects — four position players and four pitchers — will be playing with the Salt River Rafters. The River Rafters play their first game on Wednesday at 3:35 p.m. ET. The 30-game season runs through Nov. 19 and...
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No Theo Epstein, no problem. The Mets are continuing their search for a President of Baseball Operations. In addition to MMOs report last week about the Mets being interested in Dodgers execs Josh Byrnes and Brandon Gomes, reports are coming in about Billy Beane’s interest and the Mets reaching out to Milwaukee’s baseball president David Stearns. John Harper notes discussions with...
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Buck Showalter hasn’t managed a baseball game since 2018. Nevertheless, the 65-year-old former manager isn’t retired from the game yet. In an interview with The Athletic’s Brittany Ghiroli, Showalter admitted he’d listen if the Mets called. “I don’t talk about jobs that aren’t currently open, so the ones that are, it’s always an honor just to be mentioned,”...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros advanced to the National League and American League Championship Series, respectively, with wins Tuesday. Atlanta beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4, fueled by a Freddie Freeman solo homer off Josh Hader in the bottom of the eighth. The Astros swiftly kicked the White Sox butts 10-1, besting Chicago in four games. The ‘Stros scored...
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